Internet – a global computer network
by admin on Mar.10, 2010, under Uncategorized
Internet – a global computer network covering the whole world. Today the Internet has 15 million subscribers in more than 150 countries. Monthly size of the network increases by 7-10%. Internet forms the core, providing us various information networks belonging to various institutions throughout the world, with one another.
Internet provides unique opportunities for cheap, reliable and confidential global communications around the world. This is very convenient for companies with branches all over the world, transnational corporations and governance structures. Typically, the use of Internet infrastructure for international communication is considerably cheaper than direct computer connection via a satellite channel or via telephone.
E-mail – the most common service on the Internet. Currently your address by e-mail are approximately 20 million people. Sending emails is considerably cheaper than sending regular letters. Besides the message, sent by e-mail reaches the recipient for several hours, while an ordinary letter can reach the recipient several days or even weeks.
Currently, Internet is experiencing the period of recovery, thanks largely to strong support from European governments and the United States. Every year in the United States allocated about 1.2 million dollars to build new network infrastructure. Research in network communications funded by the Governments of Great Britain, Sweden, Finland and Germany.
However, public money – only a small part of the inflows, as more visibly “kommertsizatsiya” network (it is expected that 80-90% of the funds will come from the private sector).